Charlie Fenton’s Reviews > Anne of Cleves: Henry VIII's Unwanted Wife > Status Update

‘another investigation was ordered but this time it focused on whether Anne had given birth to a son of the king’s. It is strange that Henry would have asked for the situation to be investigated if he had not slept with her but would Anne really have welcomed him to her bed given all that had happened between them, and would Henry have really have slept with his ex-queen when he was happy with Katherine at the time?’

‘Henry would be ‘a perfect friend, content to repute you as our dearest sister’ as long as she agreed to the terms. Her allowance would be £4000 a year in revenues from estates and lands across the country including Hever Castle, Anne Boleyn’s childhood home, with £500 income plus she could keep Richmond Palace and Bletchingley Manor in Surrey as her homes.’

‘Henry had seen Anne’s portrait so seeing his bride in reality should have been no shock. Holbein was known for his lifelike paintings. Even if he had embellished her attributes the painting must have shown a relatively good resemblance... what really irked Henry is that she had embarrassed him in front of his nobles.’

Still has the same problem as with all of the author’s other books and that is useless references. She has clearly researched the subject and her references reflect that, but they are pointless being there due to lack of volume or page numbers and I always wonder why the publishers bother including them like that.